Why should you do the WSET Level 2 Award?
If you imagine that the WSET Level 1 award is your Scout badge for being able to identify different types of knots, Level 2 teaches you to tie them correctly.
Archives for October 6, 2015
sustainability
Government must reward sustainable businesses, says top gastropub operator
Sustainability must "become the norm" rather than the “eccentric oddity” for food businesses, a top operator has urged.
AB InBev makes revised SABMiller offer
AB InBev has made a revised offer to the board of SABMiller to combine the two companies and “build the first truly global beer company”.
Beer
SABMIller deal: Social media verdict on the AB InBev offer
News that AB InBev have made a revised offer to buy SAM Miller has caused a storm on social media.
A third of vegetarians 'eat meat when drunk'
New research has revealed over a third of vegetarians eat meat while under the influence of alcohol.
Technology
CPL Animate celebrates Official Future Day with Back to the Future-inspired exhibition for charity
To celebrate the upcoming ‘Back to the Future’ date, the animation team at CPL Online are hosting a contemporary art and mixed media exhibition entitled ‘Hey McFly!’ after the famous film quotation.
FLANK brings nose to tail eating to Brighton
Brighton chef Tom Griffiths has launched Flank, a new residency serving Fergus Henderson-style “nose to tail” dishes at the Royal Sovereign, on the city’s Preston Street.
Staff
Pubs should not be forced to pay apprenticeship levy, according to the BBPA
Pubs should not be forced to pay the apprenticeship levy being considered by the government according to the British Beer and Pub Association, who argue it would place an excessive burden on small businesses.
Cocktails sold in quarter of on-trade outlets
Cocktails are now sold in around a quarter of the UK’s on-trade outlets with restaurants an increasingly popular destination to drink them, according to new research.
Authentic Pub Co cashes in on Thai food
The Authentic Pub Co is cashing in on Thai food with Thai Tuesdays at one of its seven sites following the acquisition of the Dragon pubs earlier this year.
Technology
Orderella and quiz specialists team up for Pub Quiz Day
Mobile ordering app Orderella has teamed up with quiz event specialists MyBigIQ to announce applications are open for pubs to take part in the UK’s first National Pub Quiz Day on 1 December.
ASA
BANNED: Strongbow ad that suggested alcohol 'as important as relationships'
Advertising watchdog the ASA has banned a Strongbow advert for suggesting that alcohol was as important as romantic relationships.
Man who bulldozed own pub escapes charges
A business man who demolished his own pub by driving a digger into it has been let of the hook - because he was destroying his own property.
Awards
Enterprise crowns Community Hero 2015
A Norwich pub has been crowned national winner of Enterprise Inns’ 2015 Community Heroes Awards.